I am afraid the answer above while correct is not complete, when I read this article I noticed to my horror that my new iPad did not have the dictation symbol, after the initial panic and a call to the shop which was fortunately closed on Sunday I settled down and thought it through.

If the symbol is not showing go to settings...general....keyboard.... and slide DICTATION to on enable it and hey presto the microphone appears. Phew!!! what a relief.

Well, if you haven't held a iPad 2 or have one next to your iPad 3. It could be difficult. iPad 3 when I had one was slightly heaver. Plus a little thicker. 1mm or so. (that is outside visual comparison of course ;-)

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